2006

Scheduled at 5 p.m. in the Stokes Administration Building board room on the FMU campus, the board will meet to plan for the building and operation of the downtown center to be located at the corner of Palmetto and Dargan streets.

The agenda includes introduction of project architects, an architectural presentation, protocol for community meetings, and property transfers.

Members of the board are: FMU President Fred Carter, who serves as chairman; Marva Smalls, executive vice president of public affairs and chief of staff of Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, TV Land, Noggin and Spike TV; Ben Zeigler, a Florence attorney; Larry Anderson, chairman of FMU’s Fine Arts Department; Billy D. Williams, Florence City Councilman; Shirley R. Imbeau, a longtime community arts activist; and Michael O. Blakeley, senior vice president and city executive with Sentry Bank and Trust.